WHO implements open source technologies to help healthcare professionals

World's largest provider of open source solutions, Red Hat, has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations' specialized agency for international public health. The aim of the cooperation was to create a programming infrastructure based on open source technologies, which will help build a Learning Experience Platform (LXP) for the needs of the WHO Academy, the organization's modern training center.
This endeavor took advantage of modern programming practices provided by Red Hat Open Innovation Labs and the Open Practice Library, as well as open-source technologies derived from projects implemented by the Red Hat community. As a result, the WHO built a scalable, flexible DevOps platform to support activities such as management, new product testing, code analysis, and data visualization. This will ensure faster access to valuable medical knowledge and help fight disinformation.
New data on the Covid-19 pandemic appear virtually every day. Healthcare professionals must always have the latest, accurate information on this topic. The speed with which such information is provided is therefore critical. The WHO realized that it needs to increase its digital capabilities to meet growing expectations in this regard. In an effort to bring the latest health knowledge and information faster to physicians, policymakers, and its own employees, WHO has partnered with Red Hat to implement new practices.
(WBJ)